Lobb's Cemetery and Yohogania County Courthouse Site
Lobb's Cemetery and Yohogania County Courthouse Site | ||
MPS Whiskey Rebellion Resources in Southwestern Pennsylvania MPS | | |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001501[1] | |
|---|---|---|
| Significant dates | ||
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1992 | |
| Designated PHMC | June 10, 1948[2] | |
Lobb's Cemetery, a.k.a. Lobb's Run Cemetery, is an historic cemetery that is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It takes its name from Lobb's Run, a minor tributary of the Monongahela River, which flows by the entrance to the cemetery.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
History
The former
Yohogania County Courthouse was once located close to this cemetery. Several of the rebels involved in the Whiskey Rebellion were buried in this cemetery circa 1794.[3]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Yohogania Courthouse – PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "The Whiskey Insurrection." Monongahela, Pennsylvania: The Republican, November 16, 1894, p. 4 (subscription required).
